Multi-City 2012 Range Rover Evoque Test Drive Event

If you live near Pebble Beach, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Miami, or San Francisco you are in luck. Land Rover has announced it is launching a multi-city test drive event centered around the 2012 Range Rover Evoque.

The test drive opportunities will begin in Pebble Beach, California, on August 18th.You can get behind the wheel of an Evoque Thursday through Saturday at Peter Hay Hill and explore the rest of Land Rover’s lineup. Additionally, the Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, and LR4 will be available for test drives at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Friday through Sunday. The raceway is located about 15 miles east of Pebble Beach.

“Land Rover is elated to provide consumers with an opportunity to not only learn more about the all-new 2012 Range Rover Evoque, but to experience it, first-hand, by getting behind the wheel and taking it for a test drive,” said Kim McCullough, Brand Vice President, Land Rover North America. “We could not think of a more ideal place to launch the Range Rover Evoque Experience tour than Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the ultimate event for auto enthusiasts.”

The Evoque test drive tour supplements a series of rollout events taking place at Land Rover retailers across the country. RoverGuide was able to attend one of the earlier introductory events in Appleton, Wisconsin. Visit the 2012 Range Rover Evoque Preview at Bergstrom Premier post to see our exclusive gallery of over 20 photos from the event.

About the Pebble Beach Automotive Weekend

Pebble Beach Automotive Weekend is a premier event that celebrates automotive culture. The long weekend starts on Wednesday, August 17th, and culminates Sunday, August 21st, with the 61st annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The Concours d’Elegance is an internationally prominent competitive event where exceptional automobiles vie for Class Awards and Best of Show. This year features Mercedes-Benz and 125 years of the automobile, the Stutz Centennial, Ferrari 250 GTO, Edwardian Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts, and Italian motorcycles. In total, there are 20 competitive classes and non-competitive display-only entrants.

Prior to the show the 1,500-mile Pebble Beach Motoring Classic is held. This driving event concludes at Pebble Beach just prior to the start of the Weekend. Additional events associated with Pebble Beach include the Pebble Beach Auctions presented by Gooding & Company, which offers premium collector cars; the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance presented by Rolex, where entrants in the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance can participate in a 17-mile drive through nearby areas and finish with a parade down Carmel’s Ocean avenue; Pebble Beach RetroAuto, where attendees can find automobilia, automotive art, and automotive luxury goods; and an automotive art exhibit by the Automotive Fine Arts Society (AFAS).

[via Land Rover, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance]

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